Sunday, November 26, 2006

Here is the obituary for my brother's wife, Chi, who was killed when she crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic on Route 32 in Cornwall-on-Hudson and struck two cars head-on. She was ejected from the car but, apparently, the car was in unsurvivable condition. Tragic.

MARIANNE "CHI" WILSON-
MILLER Salisbury Mills, N.Y. Marianne “Chi” Wilson-Miller of Salisbury Mills, died tragically in a motor vehicle accident on November 15, 2006 in Cornwall. She was 49. The daughter of John L. Wilson and Mary Kissick Wilson. She was born and raised in New Castle, Pa. Marianne received her Bachelors in Science from West Virginia Wesleyan University and her Masters in Science from Virginia Tech. Marianne was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Washingtonville and President of their Women's Association, the American Dietetic Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Order of Eastern Star, Former member of V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, Keyport, N.J., former den leader in Pack 717, Washingtonville, former member and Secretary for Blooming Grove/Washingtonville Rotary Club, she received the Girl Scout Gold Award. Survivors include her loving husband, Robert T. Miller of Salisbury Mills; son, Kelson S. Miller; stepson, Kevin S. Miller; father John L. Wilson of Salisbury Mills; brother, William L. Wilson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; sister-in-law, Karen E. Miller of New Windsor; cousins, Leah Kissick of Pa., David Updegraff of Ohio, John Updegraff of Conn., and Kurt Updegraff of Ohio. She was predeceased by her mother, Mary K. Wilson. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 19, 2006 from 2–6 p.m. and on Monday, November 20, 2006 from 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. at the David T. Ferguson Funeral Home, 20 North Street in Washingtonville. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 12 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Washingtonville with a burial to follow in the Washingtonville Cemetery in Washingtonville. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York, Attn: Jessie Thompson, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 or the First Presbyterian Church of Washingtonville. Funeral arrangements under the Direction of David T. Ferguson Funeral Home.